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Melissa Etheridge was ‘horrified’ when magazine changed her ‘girlfriend’ quote to ‘boyfriend’ before she came out

Melissa Etheridge blasts a journalist who "changed every pronoun I used" in a 1992 interview.

Melissa Etheridge on the 'Artist Friendly' podcastCredit: Artist Friendly w Joel Madden/Youtube

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When the magazine was published, the singer was "horrified" to see her "girlfriend" had become a "boyfriend."
Etheridge ultimately decided to come out soon after in January 1993.

Just asMelissa Etheridgewas ready to come out, a journalist nearly pushed her further into the closet.

Months before the rockerannounced, “I’m very proud to have been a lesbian all my life,” at the Triangle Ball in January 1993, she was on the cover ofMusic Expressmagazine.

Although she spoke openly in the interview, when the issue was published she was shocked to see “he changed every pronoun that I used,” Etheridge recalled toGood CharlotteguitaristBenji Maddenon theArtist Friendlypodcast. “He changed it to my ‘boyfriend,’ and it horrified me.”

At the time, “the gay community was really strong, but it was underground,” she explained. “And I’m like, ‘Oh my god, they’re going to think that I did this.’”

The betrayal inspired Etheridge to make a bold statement about her sexuality.

Her original strategy was to come out on theArsenio Hall Showto coincide with the September 1993 release of her fourth album,Yes I Am. But after working on the Bill Clinton–Al Gore campaign, when she was around “powerful gay leaders,” she expedited the plan to Jan. 20 at the Triangle Ball, the gay-themed celebration ofPresident Clinton’s inauguration.

Standing onstage beside singerk.d. lang, who publicly came out in 1992, Etheridge acknowledged her “sister” was her inspiration.

“And I’m very proud to say right here, I’m very proud to have been a lesbian all my life,” she said.

Looking back at the moment three decades later, “I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to be truthful to myself and speak about it,” Etheridge told Madden. “It comes back to me constantly.”

Melissa Etheridge in 1993Credit: Henry Diltz/Corbis via Getty

Early in her career, when her self-titled debut album came out in 1988, the singer’s sexuality was “an unspoken thing” with fans. At her concerts, “my first two rows would be women losing their minds,” she recalled. “And I’m like, ‘I don’t know…’”

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By the time of her 1992 album,Never Enough, alternative music was sweeping the nation. The grunge scene’s uniform, flannel, was already a staple in Etheridge’s wardrobe, and the trend also helped ease her out of the proverbial closet.

“I’ve been wearing flannel for a long time,” she told Madden, “and I hear ‘alternative,’ and I’m like, ‘This is the time.’”

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Lakers romp past Rockets, seal series in 6, set date with Thunder

LeBron James scored 18 of his 28 points in a runaway first half for the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, who cruised to a 98-78 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday and claimed their Western Conference first-round playoff series in six games.

By virtue of the 4-2 series victory, the Lakers advance to the Western Conference semifinals and will travel to face the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder for Game 1 on Tuesday.

James added seven rebounds and eight assists to his ledger. Teammate Rui Hachimura put up 21 points, hitting 5 of 7 from the 3-point arc. Austin Reaves, who started for the first time in the series, added 15 points for the Lakers.

"To me, he's had the greatest career of any NBA player.," Lakers coach JJ Redick said of James. "You can argue all you want; I don't care to postulate on who's the greatest of all time. He's one of, if not the greatest of all time, and for him to do it again and answer the bell again, it's baffling in some ways."

Undermined by turnovers throughout the series, the Lakers committed just 11 giveaways while limiting Houston to 35% shooting. The Lakers finished with a 19-8 edge in fastbreak points, made 12 of 28 3-point shots (42.9%) and produced a plus-9 rebounding margin. That included a plus-7 margin in offensive rebounds against the league's best offensive-rebounding team in the regular season.

"An area we dominate all year and then struggle these last two games, no doubt, especially with the poor shooting," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. "Give them credit; obviously, it was a focal point for them, and they did a good job there."

Alperen Sengun paired 17 points with 11 rebounds for the Rockets, who played without leading scorer Kevin Durant for the fifth time in the series. Amen Thompson added 18 points and eight rebounds while Tari Eason tallied 14 points. Reed Sheppard scored 10 points for Houston but missed 15 of 19 shots, including 9 of 10 from 3-point range. Houston finished 5 of 28 (17.9%) from deep.

"In order for us to win, we had to protect the ball, we had to defensive rebound," James said. "We just had to be physical. Make them take tough shots, make them make tough shots. I thought defensively we came in with a great game plan and we executed that thing to a T."

The Rockets' promising bid to rally from a 3-0 series deficit and force a Game 7 in Los Angeles on Sunday fizzled quickly. Sengun gave Houston a 16-11 lead with a hook shot nearly seven minutes into the first quarter, but the Lakers seized control with a 12-0 run.

Reaves ignited the surge with a three-point play while Luke Kennard, Jake LaRavia and Hachimura added treys to lift the Lakers to a 23-16 lead.

The Lakers opened the second with a 9-0 spurt keyed by James, who scored in the post, drilled a 3-pointer and tallied a driving layup.

The Rockets missed their first 11 shots of the second, with Sheppard ending the drought by driving for a layup at the 6:55 mark. After Thompson scored through a foul to cut what had been a 19-point deficit to 11, Lakers center Deandre Ayton sank 1 of 2 free throws and then James assisted on a Hachimura trey before nailing a pull-up 3-pointer that helped the Lakers re carry a 49-31 lead into the intermission.

Los Angeles led by as many as 29 points in the second half.

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Celtics star Jayson Tatum (knee) questionable for Game 7 vs. Sixers

The Boston Celtics might have to face the Philadelphia 76ers in a do-or-die Game 7 without star Jayson Tatum, who was listed as questionable for Saturday night's game with left knee stiffness.

Tatum did not play in the last 15 minutes of Thursday's Game 6 -- a 106-93 loss to the Sixers in Eastern Conference first-round play -- and was riding an exercise bike in the hall during the fourth quarter.

Tatum appeared to downplay the issue after the game, telling reporters, "You guys probably saw when I went to the back, saw me on the bike. My leg just was a little stiff when I came out in the third quarter. But just kind of assessing the moment, the game was a little out of reach."

The sore knee is not related to last May's devastating ruptured right Achilles tendon, Tatum said. That injury knocked him out in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks and kept him off the court until March 6 of this season.

"It was my other leg, not the one I injured last year," Tatum said Thursday. "I mean, I wasn't like overly concerned. ... I came out at four minutes, like I was supposed to. Just kind of assessed the game. (Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla) took the starters out fairly early in the fourth quarter."

Mazzulla told reporters on a conference call Friday afternoon that Tatum would be available for Game 7, and Tatum said at Thursday's postgame press conference, "I expect to play."

Tatum has averaged 23.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game in the series against the Sixers.

In Game 3, Tatum became the fourth player in Celtics history to top 3,000 career postseason points. Tatum (3,005) trails three legends -- Kevin McHale (3,182), John Havlicek (3,776) and leader Larry Bird (3,897).

Tatum, 28, is a six-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA first-team selection and a two-time Olympic gold-medal winner for Team USA. Through 601 career NBA games, Tatum is averaging 23.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

For the Sixers, Paul George was listed as probable with an illness for the game on his 36th birthday. Joel Embiid (post appendectomy) also is listed as probable, while Tyrese Maxey (finger) is available.

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Valerie Bertinelli Reflects on Son Wolfgang Van Halen’s Unique Name

Valerie Bertinelli named her son Wolfgang after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Valerie Bertinelli, Drew Barrymore, Wolfgang Van Halen and Andraia AllsopCredit: Drew Barrymore Show

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Wolfgang Van Halen inherited his father Eddie Van Halen’s musical talent, showing interest in instruments as a baby
Wolfgang and wife Andraia Allsop joined his mom on The Drew Barrymore Show, where they recalled falling in love after meeting on Instagram

Valerie Bertinelliis opening up about the inspiration for her son’s musical name.

During an appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Showalongside son Wolfgang Van Halen and his wife, Andraia Allsop, the celebrity chef noted that he’s named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

“Now looking back, it's like how could I saddle some man with Wolfgang and Van Halen?” she asked. “It's like, what if he doesn't become a musician? But the thing is, our house always had instruments, like there was guitars on every wall, there was a piano, there was a drum set.”

She said she could tell even at a young age that her musician son, now, 35, inherited his father Eddie Van Halen’s talent.

Drew Barrymore, Valerie Bertinelli, Andraia Allsop and Wolfgang Val HalenCredit: Drew Barrymore Show

“So even as a little baby before he could walk, you could see if you watch the ‘Distance’ video, you can see him just constantly plucking on strings and just fascinated by what Ed was doing on the guitar. It was always in him.”

Bertinelli, 65, was married to the late Van Halen frontman from 1981 until 2007. Eddie died from cancer in October 2020 at age 65. Following his dad’s death, Wolfgang released the song “Distance” with his band Mammoth as a tribute.

When Bertinelli admitted she worried about her son entering the music business, which she said “tried to destroy his father,” host Barrymore suggested that he’s stayed grounded because he has “a good mom looking out for him.”

“I like to say that Wolfie is the man he is in spite of me and Ed,” Bertinelli said. “We made a lot of mistakes, but in the end he always had unconditional love.”

Wolfgang Van HalenCredit: Drew Barrymore Show

Wolfgang and Andraia also recalled falling in love after meeting on Instagram, eight years before theytied the knotin an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home in October 2023.

“At the time that it felt funny, but now in hindsight seeing like what has developed with the way people meet now, it's not that uncommon anymore,” he said.

“We went to get sushi and then we ended up watching the stars in Malibu in a hammock and we laid there for like four hours and we probably saw like six shooting stars,” he remembered. “Iif you were, like, one of those superstitious people it's like, ‘Oh yeah, like the universe is telling us that like we're stupid to ignore any of the signs.’”

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Meryl Streep says working moms aren't 'selfish' – 'We're human beings'

Spoiler alert! We're discussing major details about the ending of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” (in theaters now). Stop reading if you haven’t seen the movie yet and don’t want to know what happens.

You can thankMeryl Streepfor the most emotional moment of "The Devil Wears Prada 2."

In the long-awaited sequel, fashion's high priestess Miranda Priestly (Streep) successfully saves Runway magazine: She finds an affluent new buyer, Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu), for the flailing publication after an attempted coup by her former assistant, Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt).

The film ends with Miranda and features editor Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) in the back of a car, mulling over the uncertain future of journalism at large. Mid-conversation, Miranda reveals that she knows Andy has been writing a tell-all book about her time at Runway. Andy declares that she no longer wants to, but Miranda insists that she move forward with her exposé, ruefully lamenting the moments she missed of her twin daughters growing up.

"You should write it, and you should keep all the juicy bits in," Miranda tells Andy. "How impatient I am; how demanding and imperious and how much of my children's lives I've missed. Just put it all in there, because people should know there's a cost. But boy, I love working. I really do, don't you? I just love it."

It's a scene that carried weight for Streep, 76, a three-time Oscar winner who shares three daughters and a son with Don Gummer (they split in 2017). The Hollywood icon ad-libbed that piece of dialogue herself.

“That line wasn't in there,” Streep tells USA TODAY, seated with Hathaway on a recent afternoon. “That was something that I threw in because I just do love working. I do love working as an actor. And I thought, for women, it's the way that Miranda shares that insight: It's a little sneaky, like, ‘Don't you sneak a cigarette every once in a while?’ Because it's still frowned upon that you're going to try to do the selfish thing that is rewarding to yourself and [also] want to have a family. I mean, people do. I did. I did want to have both.

“We're human beings,” Streep adds. “We should be able to do that and model for our children – our boys and girls – that it’s great to be creative, and to be out in the world and doing our very level best, you know?”

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As Miranda Priestly, Meryl Streep is fiercely committed to her job in "The Devil Wears Prada 2."

Hathaway, 43, has two young sons with her husband, Adam Shulman. The Oscar-winning actress has been working steadily for more than 25 years, with breakthrough roles in 2001's "The Princess Diaries" and 2006's original "The Devil Wears Prada."

“It's really amazing to be able to care for yourself economically,” Hathaway says. “I have been working since I was a teenager and I've been in charge of my own finances for that same amount of time, which means that I've signed every single check in my life as an adult. I've paid my rent. I put myself through college. All of those things, I took on that financial responsibility.”

As a result, “my life feels very much like my own,” Hathaway says. “I don't have to ask anyone for things. And I have no problems working to earn that freedom. I like it.” For many women, “that option has only been available for a few decades, which is crazy. So I don't really want to waste this opportunity.”

Anne Hathaway is determined to make something of her position at Runway in "The Devil Wears Prada 2."

The month-long "Devil Wears Prada 2” promotional tour took both A-listers across the globe, with stops in Mexico City, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo.

In each city, girls would come up to them “and say, ‘This meant so much to me,’ ” Streep recalls. “I thought of it as a sort of frothy, fun movie, but it had some other kind of pull for young people, and that's very heartening. That means that it's [resonated] in a lot of different cultures. And a lot of different cultures are in different places, in regard to how they feel about women working.”

Amid the release of "The Devil Wears Prada 2," see the stars' looks from 20 years ago and now, beginning here with Anne Hathaway.

Hathaway opted for a stunning red dress in both 2006 and 2026, where she opted for a custom Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière strapless tea-length gown. She filmed the role of Andy Sachs in her early 20s.